Joseph Colley

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joseph Colley

| image = Joseph Colley, Mecz Zagłębie Sosnowiec - Wisła Kraków, Stadion Ludowy, Sosnowiec, 22 października 2022 (cropped).jpg

| upright =

| caption = Colley in 2022 playing for Wisła Kraków

| fullname =

| birth_place = Kanifing, Gambia

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|04|13|df=y}}

| height = 1.90 m{{cite web |title=Joseph Colley |url=https://wislakrakow.com/players/joseph-colley/13 |publisher=Wisła Kraków |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=pl}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Wisła Kraków

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Bro IK

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2015

| youthclubs2 = IF Brommapojkarna

| youthyears3 = 2015–2019

| youthclubs3 = Chelsea

| years1 = 2019–2021

| clubs1 = Chievo

| goals1 = 0

| caps1 = 0

| years2 = 2021

| clubs2 = → IK Sirius (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–

| clubs3 = Wisła Kraków

| caps3 = 59

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2025–

| clubs4 = Wisła Kraków II

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 27

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 18

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 21:25, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

}}

Joseph Colley (born 13 April 1999{{Cite web|title=Sweden - J. Colley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joseph-colley/397543/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web|title=Joseph Colley Stats|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/62e66c88/Joseph-Colley|access-date=2021-04-27|website=FBref.com|language=en}}) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for I liga club Wisła Kraków.

Club career

Beginning his footballing career with Bro IK's, IF Brommapojkarna's, and Chelsea's youth academies, Colley signed with Serie B club Chievo in the summer of 2019.{{Cite web|title=Officiellt: Joseph Colley klar för Chievo|url=http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/113452|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Fotbolltransfers.com|language=sv}} In 2021, he joined IK Sirius on loan over the 2021 Allsvenskan season.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-25|title=Joseph Colley klar för Sirius Fotboll|url=https://www.siriusfotboll.se/joseph-colley-klar-for-sirius-fotboll/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Sirius Fotboll}}

On 18 January 2022, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków. He played the full 120 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Pogoń Szczecin in the 2023–24 Polish Cup final played on 2 May 2024.{{cite web |title=Olbrzymia niespodzianka w finale Pucharu Polski. Wisła Kraków wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO] |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/77323025/olbrzymia-niespodzianka-w-finale-pucharu-polski-wisla-krakow-wygrala-z-pogonia-szczecin-wideo |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=pl |date=2 May 2024}}

International career

Colley has represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams.{{Cite web|title=Joseph Colley - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/joseph-colley/11b60455-3a0e-436a-8e1f-265ad6237571/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}

Personal life

Colley was born in Kanifing, Gambia and moved to Sweden in 2008.{{Cite web|title=Joseph Colley {{!}} Official Site {{!}} Chelsea Football Club|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/academy/joseph-colley|access-date=2021-04-27|website=ChelseaFC}}{{Cite web|date=2016-08-25|title=Nästa stora fotbollsstjärna kommer från Bro|url=https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/nasta-stora-fotbollsstjarna-kommer-fran-bro/aRKphy!5BtRNYf1zNnpDaMVUmRApA/|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.mitti.se|language=sv}}{{Cite web|title=LÅNGLÄSNING: "Tänkte bara shit, vad är svenska för konstigt språk" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll|url=https://fotbolldirekt.se/2017/07/16/langlasning-tankte-bara-shit-vad-ar-svenska-konstigt-sprak|access-date=2021-04-27|website=LÅNGLÄSNING: “Tänkte bara shit, vad är svenska för konstigt språk” - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll|language=en}}

Career statistics

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National cup{{efn\|Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup}} ! colspan="2" \|League cup ! colspan="2" \|Europe ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="3" \|Chievo \|2019–20 \|Serie B \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0
2020–21 \|Serie B \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !0 !0 !0 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !0 !0
IK Sirius \|2021 \|Allsvenskan \|23 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|24 \|0
rowspan="5" \|Wisła Kraków \|2021–22 \|Ekstraklasa \|11 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|12 \|0
2022–23 \|I liga \|15 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1{{efn\|name=1LPO\|Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs}} \|0 \|17 \|0
2023–24 \|I liga \|28 \|0 \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|33 \|0
2024–25 \|I liga \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|4{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} \|0 \|1{{efn\|name=1LPO}} \|0 \|8 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !57 !0 !7 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !4 !0 !2 !0 !70 !0
Wisła Kraków II \|2024–25 \|III liga, gr. IV \|2 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|1
colspan="3" \|Career total !82 !1 !8 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !4 !0 !2 !0 !96 !1

Honours

Chelsea

UEFA Youth League: 2015–16{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2019575--paris-vs-chelsea/|title=Chelsea defeat Paris to retain Youth League title|date=18 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2024|publisher=UEFA}}

Wisła Kraków